Ατλέτικο Μαδρίτης vs Μπαρτσελόνα

Atletico Madrid host Barcelona on Sunday with the Primera Division title race already tight. Barca lead by two points. A win for them would stretch that to five, while an Atletico win would put the hosts one point clear at the top. The hosts arrive on a run of seven straight league wins, their longest since January 2025. The latest was a 2-0 at Levante, with goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Giuliano Simeone. Barcelona won their first nine league games of the season. Last season was split. Barca won the April league meeting 2-1, with Marcus Rashford and Robert Lewandowski scoring after Simeone's opener. Atletico won the Copa del Rey semi-final 4-3 on aggregate and the Champions League quarter-final 3-2. Across 43 meetings Barcelona have 26 wins, Atletico 8 and nine have been drawn. Our prediction: 1-1